Klaus Schulze Torent Downlod Series With Pete

The studio album Shadowlands appeared in 2013, as did The SchulzeSchickert Session 1975, a previously unearthed collaboration with Gnter Schickert.

His epic, meditative soundscapes helped pave the way for new age and ambient music, and his sequencer-driven rhythmic explorations anticipated the rise of techno and trance.

Making his solo debut with 1972s visionary Irrlicht, recorded using tape machines and an electronic organ, Schulze began using synthesizers soon afterward, producing classics such as 1975s Timewind and 1976s Moondawn.

During the 80s, he switched to digital equipment on albums like Dig It (1980), as well as several releases under his Richard Wahnfried alias, which contained his most accessible material.

Klaus Schulze Torent Downlod Series With Pete

After flirting with the possibilities of sampling on albums such as 1990s Beyond Recall, Schulze explored classical music and opera on releases such as Goes Classic (1994) and Dosburg Online (1997), in addition to ambient techno on the Dark Side of the Moog series with Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell.

During the 21st century, he collaborated with Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard on several concerts and recordings, and continued releasing solo works such as 2018s Silhouettes.

Born in Berlin on August 4, 1947, Schulze began his performing career during the 60s, playing guitar, bass, and drums in a variety of local bands.

By 1969, he was drumming in Tangerine Dream, appearing a year later on their debut LP, Electronic Meditation.

The double album Cyborg, his first recording to feature synths, followed in 1973, and a year later he issued Blackdance.

Timewind, regarded by many as Schulzes masterpiece, appeared in 1975.

Around that same time, he began producing prog rockers the Far East Family Band; the groups keyboardist, who went on to become the new age superstar Kitaro, frequently cited Schulze as the central influence behind his own plunge into the world of synths and electronics.

After collaborating with Stomu Yamashta on 1976s Go, Schulze resurfaced with a flurry of new solo material, including the LP Moondawn, 1977s Mirage, and two volumes of the porn soundtrack Body Love.

He remained extraordinarily prolific in the years to follow, with 1979s Dune, inspired by the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic, becoming his 11th solo record released during the 70s alone.

The 80s were no less fertile, with Schulze issuing a steady stream of new work in addition to various productions released on his own Innovative Communication label.

The label issued material by artists like Software and Popol Vuh, in addition to Schulzes alter ego Richard Wahnfried.

Released in 1980, Dig It was his first fully digital recording, followed by 1981s sequencer-heavy Trancefer.

By the following decade, Schulze had immersed himself in contemporary dance music, occasionally working in conjunction with Pete Namlook (as Dark Side of the Moog).

The first half of the 90s also saw Schulze experiment with sampling, starting with the album Beyond Recall, but these forays largely ended in 1995 with the release of In Blue.

His 2000s-era work was significantly more influenced by jazz and classical music, as well as modern electronic styles such as trance.

In 2005, he began re-releasing his earlier works with previously unissued bonus tracks, in addition to giving wider releases to material that was previously only available as part of limited box sets The Ultimate Edition (2000) and Contemporary Works I (2000) and II (2002).

He also began recording and performing concerts with Dead Can Dance singer Lisa Gerrard.

The duo released Farscape and the live album Rheingold, both double CDs, in 2008.

These were followed in 2009 by Dzikuj Bardzo, also featuring Gerrard, which was released as a triple CD as well as a DVD.